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Thibault Masson
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Watch Brian Chesky on Airbnb May 24 announcement (+ complete transcript)

Uvika Wahi

On May 24, Airbnb announced more than one hundred upgrades across its service for guests, new hosts, and existing hosts. ...

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The 4 pillars of Airbnb’s 2021 Strategy

Thibault Masson

On May 24, Airbnb announced its most comprehensive update to its service in 12 years. The company unveiled a simpler ...

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Airbnb’s Q1 2021 data: What if Airbnb’s bet to become more than a travel company was paying off?

Thibault Masson

In 2014, when Airbnb introduced its new tagline, “Belong anywhere“, the company said it wanted to be a lifestyle brand, ...

Leverage Google Dynamic Search Ads For Your Vacation Rental Business

Leverage Google Dynamic Search Ads For Your Vacation Rental Business

Uvika Wahi

If you are a vacation rental manager with a large inventory, you probably want to make sure your marketing caters ...

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Airbnb’s May 24, 2021 Special announcement: Takeaways + 103 new features

Thibault Masson

On May 24, Airbnb announced its most comprehensive update to its service in 12 years. The company promises to unveil ...

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7 things to learn from RedAwning’s plan to make its new owners and managers succeed fast

Thibault Masson

Competition for supply is heating up among big names in the vacation rental industry. For instance, Airbnb has streamlined its ...

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Learn from the experts (it’s not who you think it is)

Uvika Wahi

A how-to guide for multi-property owners Companies must be prepared to change to stay on top. COVID showed us that.  It ...

US vacation rental boom

US vacation rental boom favors Vrbo while Booking.com falls short due to lack of inventory.

Thibault Masson

Both Expedia Group (Vrbo’s parent company) and Booking Holdings (which includes Booking.com) have released their Q1 2021 financial performance. Neither ...

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How AI can help you write more attractive property descriptions and reply to guest reviews faster (even negative ones)

Thibault Masson

The concept of AI-generated content has been around for a while. You may have even seen some clever and witty ...

Vrbo vs Airbnb for hosts: Vrbo claims it is better at generating booking revenues

Thibault Masson

Vrbo wants to attract hosts that are loyal to Airbnb. We’ve seen it with Vrbo’s Fast Start campaign, where a ...

Sonder 2021 investor presentation deck

Top 10 slides from Sonder’s 2021 investor presentation, as company prepares to go public at a $2.2 billion value

Thibault Masson

How about a sneak peek at Sonder’s 2021 investor slide deck? Sonder basically takes over well-located apartment developments and hotels to ...

Vrbo Premier Host program: Meaning, How to qualify, and who to contact?

Thibault Masson

While Airbnb’s Superhost program is more famous, Vrbo‘s Premier Host program is worth considering, with its promise of more visibility in search ...

While US vacation rentals are booming, Europe still stuck

Thibault Masson

Two months after our February article called European holiday rental market 2021 perspectives darker than US, the gap between the ...

How property managers can drive direct bookings through advocacy marketing

How property managers can drive direct bookings through advocacy marketing

Uvika Wahi

A how-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 2 of 2) In part one of this series, I talked about how ...

How Airbnb is capitalizing on the rural vacation rental boom

Thibault Masson

In North America and in Europe, summer 2021 promises to be one of the best times ever for the owners ...

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Live webinars and 1-to-1 host coaching: Airbnb Ambassadors power the “Made possible by hosting” campaign

Thibault Masson

To attract the “millions more hosts” that Airbnb needs, according to CEO Brian Chesky, Airbnb is ramping up its Ambassador ...

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How human touch beats smart technology to get more direct repeat bookings

Steffen Hansen

In my previous two posts, we tackled breaking free from Online Travel Agents (OTAs) and setting up a price strategy. ...

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Vacation rental industry M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activity on the rise in 2021

Thibault Masson

Investors are still pouring money into the vacation and short-term rental industry in 2021. While many property management and tech ...

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How to list on Google Vacation Rentals, Part 3: Direct connection or connectivity providers?

Thibault Masson

Unlike with Airbnb, Booking.com, or Vrbo, you cannot just go to a sign-up page and get your vacation rental listed ...